Dick Blume/The Post standardSyracuse lacrosse freshman JoJo Marasco beats Princeton goalie Tyler Fiorito for SU's first goal in Saturday's 13-4 victory at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Syracuse, NY – Syracuse lacrosse freshman midfielder/attackman JoJo Marasco was not at the Orange’s practice this afternoon due to some kind of leg injury, and coach John Desko sounded as if the team would be without Marasco when it plays Rutgers at 6 p.m. Sunday in New Jersey.

“It’s one less card we have to play with this weekend probably,” Desko said. “But we’ll see. We hope JoJo is going to be fine, and we’ll adjust like we always do.”

Marasco, who had come into his own in recent games, is sixth on the team in scoring with nine goals and eight assists for 17 points. He and senior Chris Daniello were switching back and forth from midfield to attack and confusing opponents in the process, so his potential loss could be felt keenly.

Marasco, coming off a three-goal performance Saturday against Princeton, was hit hard early in the first quarter of Tuesday’s 8-7 SU victory at Cornell. He bounced back up and continued to play but left the game shortly afterward and did not return. He sat on the bench for a while, went into the locker room briefly and returned on crutches.

Desko said the player was not injured by the hit but came up lame running off the field. The coach said Marasco has been bothered by the leg for a while now but until Tuesday had been able to play through it. Desko was still uncertain of the extent of the injury as SU’s 4 p.m. practice today was about to commence.

“I won’t even know anything until this evening,” Desko said. “But just the fact that he came off (at Cornell) and couldn’t go the rest of the game . . . he’s had a nagging injury, so we’ve taken some X-rays and we’re going to see what the doctor has to say.”